These 3D images of canonical artworks are meant to be projected in a physical gallery and viewed with 3D glasses. Due to their 3D effect, and virtual origins, the images enter the physical gallery as Virtual Bootlegs— blurring the line between the physical and virtual gallery space.
Virtual Bootleg: Self Portrait by Vincent Van Gogh 1889
The source of these 3D Anaglyph artworks is Google Art Project. The project which is an extension of Google Street View, allows users to "explore a wide range of artworks at brushstroke level detail, take a virtual tour of a museum and even build their own collections to share"
While taking virtual tours of these Museums, I utilize 3D Mode-- a functionality originally intended for GSV use-- and take screenshots of canonical artworks. Afterwards, I remove the artworks from their Museum environments, using photoshop, and then enlarge them to the actual dimensions of the original pieces. Lastly, I project them onto gallery walls, giving them second lives as Virtual Bootlegs.
Virtual Bootlegs: Paris Street; Rainy Day by Gustave Caillebotte 1877
Virtual Bootlegs: The Cliff Walk at Pourville by Claude Monet 1882
Virtual Bootlegs: The Cliff Walk at Pourville by Claude Monet 1882
Virtual Bootlegs: The Bathers Paul Cezanne Bathers 1900-05
Virtual Bootlegs: The Bather Paul Cézanne 1885
Virtual Bootlegs: Mistress and Maid Johannes Vermeer 1666-1667
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